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A Dictionary of Modern France A dictionary of France, a glossary of terms, including institutions, places, significant people (excluding most media personalities), French specialities, and a selection of other useful or intriguing expressions....
Little Explorers - English-French Picture Dictionary
WorldReference.com Free online Oxford dictionaries - Spanish, French, Italian, German and more. Conjugations, audio pronunciations and forums for your questions.

Try the following search engines to search information in French:

BBC Language - French Including introduction to French, French for beginners, phrase of a day, etc.
France in America Bilingual digital library developed by Library of Congress and Bibliothèque Nationale de France. This site includes history of French presence in North America from 16th-19th century. Full-text books, maps, prints, more.
WordPROF@French Vocabulary Lessons This site was originally developed to demonstrate a vocabulary course taught by CD-ROM. This is no longer on sale but the site is still available for students wishing to improve their French vocabulary.
France24 France24 is like a French CNN, offering world news around the clock. On their official website you can read articles or watch video content in French, English, or Arabic.
Le Monde The official webpage for the French newspaper (Paris). Read the articles for news or for practice in the language.
French Word-A-Day A website includes fun French vocabulary, photos of Provence, regional recipes, and more...

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French Grammar Activities This site lists exercises to practice grammar from the most common grammatical themes found in the typical French curriculum.
French Verb Conjugation Activities This site lists exercises to practice verb conjugation in the tenses taught in a typical French curriculum.
French Vocabulary Activities (organized by book) This site lists exercises to practice vocabulary from many of the most common French books.
French Vocabulary Activities (organized by theme) This site lists exercises to practice vocabulary in many of the most common themes taught in a typical French curriculum.
Internet Polyglot A website of helping students learn foreign languages by providing a way to memorize words and their meanings.
TV5MONDE - 7 jours sur la planete

Fluent in 3 Months The Fluent in 3 Months Premium Program is a high-value membership site to help language learners, produced by Benny Lewis – a best-selling author and internationally renowned hyper-polyglot.

French Product Quizzes These online quizzes are based on the content in Transparent Language's FrenchNow! program.
French Proficiency Test Transparent Language has provided this French test as a way for French language learners to evaluate their French proficiency. This French language test is for self-evaluation purposes only.